THe American's built the space shuttle to have a reusable rocket that could go out into space and come back to earth.
The space shuttle is able to fire its engines in space because it takes the needed oxygen with it.
It will go to space and come back to earth in 2 years.
first the rocket boosters carry it into space then the external tank pushes the shuttle above earth then when the shuttle is ready the external tank falls off and the shuttle is ready for its mission then after its mission the shuttle lands and blows out a parachute come out from the back to help the shuttle slow down.any parts from the rocket or shuttle can be reused except the external tank.
Enterprise, it did not fly in space though, it was released from a 747 just to see how well it would land Colombia was the first to come out of space and land at Edwards...this was also the first space flight of a space shuttle
first the rocket boosters carry it into space then the external tank pushes the shuttle above earth then when the shuttle is ready the external tank falls off and the shuttle is ready for its mission then after its mission the shuttle lands and blows out a parachute come out from the back to help the shuttle slow down.any parts from the rocket or shuttle can be reused except the external tank.
Escape pod
It wasn't invented overnight. It took many years to come up with a design that worked. Research began even before we landed on the moon in 1969. The shuttle program was formally launched in 1972 and Columbia (designated OV-102), was delivered to Kennedy Space Center in 1979 with the first launch in 1981
I think it was sent in 2000 and it takes about 14 years to get there so it might get there in 2014 and get back here in2028
The shuttles we have now are reusable. They come back, are serviced, stuck on top of some more rockets, and go again.
A:The shuttle Discovery blasted off Monday morning as STS-131. Three more launches and the Shuttle program will come to an end
Absolutely. That's what being in orbit means. As long as the Shuttle remains in orbit it uses no power. When it wants to come back to Earth. It uses its rocket engines to slow down, the it falls back to earth.